People on the Move

People on the Move: Responding to Immigration, Emigration, and Migrant Issues

Dioceses in the Province working in this area:
Diocese of Rochester, Diocese of NY
http://www.ruralmigrantministry.org/

Already Accomplished

Outreach efforts to Cuba, Haiti, Virgin Islands & Europe
Identified several areas in which this ministry intersects/dovetails with anti-racism, anti-human trafficking, and youth ministries – provides opportunities for possible for joint programming

Currently Working On

Updating list of immigration/emigration/migration contacts
Scheduling Zoom conference call for all Diocesan immigration/emigration/migration contacts
Identifying: (1) what Provincial Dioceses are/aren’t doing in this area and (2) what Diocesan needs are/aren’t
Identifying topics for 4 webinars for triennium and scheduling first webinar
Identifying whether for purposes of holding an event next triennium this ministry can/should/will be combined with others or rather whether it will be separate and, if the latter, what that will look like
Updating Provincial website ministry page for people on the move
Preparing description of what would like Provincial people on the move consultant to do last year of this triennium and next triennium
Continued outreach to Cuba, Haiti, Virgin Islands & Europe

Still to Come

Create a “Prayers for the Times” focused on this ministry and translate into Spanish and French
Highlight for Winter 2019/Spring 2020 InProv2
4 webinars for this triennium, each addressing a different topic and a different audience
Budget for 2022-2024 triennium, to include 6 webinars, appropriate event(s), quarterly Zoom meetings among Diocesan reps, consultant, and other as identified
Planning for 2022-2024 events
Continued outreach to Cuba, Haiti, Virgin Islands & Europe